Liverpool rallies to beat Villarreal, advance to Champions League final

5/3/2022 - Liverpool's Ibrahima Konate celebrates victory after the UEFA Champions League semi final, second leg match at Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal. Picture date: Tuesday May 3, 2022. PA Images/Alamy Images

Liverpool rallies to beat Villarreal, advance to Champions League final

By Adam Stites | Last updated May 3, 2022 5:23 PM ET

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Liverpool flirted with disaster Tuesday when it trailed 2-0 at halftime against Villarreal, but three second half goals sent the team comfortably through to the UEFA Champions League final.

A week ago, Liverpool won 2-0 in the first leg of its semifinal against Villarreal, but that lead vanished Tuesday when Boulaye Dia and Francis Coquelin scored first half goals to tie the match, 2-2.

FRANCIS COQUELIN! TIE LEVEL! pic.twitter.com/QjsKXbwVUB
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The second half was all Liverpool, though.

Fabinho got Liverpool back on top in the 62nd minute and then Luis Díaz and Sadio Mané put the game on ice with goals in the 67th and 74th minutes.

Sadio Mane puts the tie on ice. pic.twitter.com/RDysSIn6UY
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The other spot in the Champions League final will be decided Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET when Manchester City and Real Madrid play the second leg of the other semifinal. Last week, City won 4-3 in the highest scoring Champions League semifinal match ever.

The final is scheduled for May 28 and will be played in Saint-Denis, France.

Adam Stites

Adam Stites is a Southern California native who lives in a new state every three months. He’s perennially disappointed by both the Jacksonville Jaguars and Arizona State Sun Devils. His dog is named Ramsey after the best cornerback in the NFL

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